Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

The only thing you can do is try to convince the landlord to accept the rent and let you stay, but unless you can come up with a good reason for not paying your rent and why he should trust you to pay in the future, at best he will take your money and then give yo a thirty day notice to vacate.

Once you blow past the 3-day notice to pay or quit, it is entirely up to the landlord's discretion as to whether they will allow you to reinstate the tenancy.

I agree with Mr. McCormick. What you can do depends on where you are with respect to the eviction time line. If you are served with a three day pay or quit, you can cure your default up until the time it expires. After that, it is up to the landlord.